EWEB,UO reduce campus energy consumption
hnergy-ejjicient lighting
and heating systems
have aided the decrease
By Amy Jennaro
Oregon Daily Emerald
The University has seen its en
ergy level drop since it formed a
partnership nine years ago with
the Eugene Water and Electric
Board to reduce its energy con
sumption.
The partnership formed be
cause of the University’s status, at
the time, of being the second
largest energy consumer in the
state of Oregon, behind only Wey
erhaeuser. Since the partnership,
the University has dropped from
second to third place.
The University has maintained
its level of energy consumption at
1995 levels, even though an addi
tional 12,000 square feet has been
added to the campus.
"The greatest advantage of the
partnership is that it enables the
University to be socially responsi
ble,” said Dan Williams, vice
president for administration.
Since the coupling, energy con
servation projects have been un
dertaken in the EMU, the Moshof
sky Center and the William R.
Knight Law Center.
According to EWEB energy
management engineer Brian Haw
ley, the utility has given the Uni
versity more than $1 million to
fund projects such as placing occu
pancy sensors in the lighting units
at the Knight Law Center to pre
vent light energy from being wast
ed when people aren’t in the room.
In addition, more windows
were put in at the Ed Moshofsky
Sports Center to make more effec
tive use of natural light.
Hawley also said that campus
wide measures had been taken to
improve the heating and ventila
tion systems to make them more
efficient.
According to Hawley, the
changes benefit EWEB as much as
they do the University.
“We wanted to do the partner
ship because it enabled us to use
less of our resources on the Uni
versity,” he said.
Williams said the partnership
was particularly helpful to the
University because of the mone
tary support EWEB provides.
“If we didn’t have this partner
ship, we wouldn’t have been able
to reduce our energy as much as
we have,” he said.
The University has many pro
jects in the works to continue its
trend of energy reduction.
According to energy specialist
Amy Lake, one project of particu
lar importance is the reduction in
the amount of light energy being
used. Lake said projects are being
considered for Lawrence and
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Dan Williams
Vice president for administration
Prince Lucien Campbell halls to
replace older lighting fixtures with
more energy-efficient models.
“There is so much energy that
can be saved in the area of power
effective lighting," Lake said.
But the University has a variety
of impediments that could make
the task of developing better ener
gy efficiency on campus more dif
ficult, Lake said.
One problem for is the number
of older buildings on campus, she
said. Lake said it is more difficult
to alter the structural systems in
those buildings than in newer
buildings such as the Knight Law
Center.
Williams said he acknowledges
these difficulties but doesn’t view
them as being a great hindrance to
the University’s goal of being
more energy efficient.
"It is not easy to make the older
buildings cost effective, hut that
doesn’t mean it is impossible,” he
said.
Williams said the University
plans to continue the partnership
with EWEB.
"It is our responsibility to set a
good example for the communi
ty,” he said.
Hawley said the University has
been successful in taking measures
to reduce energy consumption.
“The University has done a
good job in saving energy, consid
ering the budgets to campus oper
ations are as light as they are,” he
said. ”1 feel very positive about
their cuts in energy rates.”
Drugs bring in unsavory element
Residence hall drug
dealers invite buyers to
their rooms for deals
By Jason George
Oregon Daily Emerald
Student Jim Smith has created
his own form of financial aid.
With the assistance of a cellular
phone and a few well-placed buy
ers, he makes approximately $500
a week and doesn’t even have to
leave his room.
Smith sells drugs out of a resi
dence hall. Marijuana and mush
rooms are his main products. He
spoke to the Emerald on the con
dition that his real name not be
used.
Smith brings about 50 people
into the dorms each week, by his
own admission. He said all of the
people are students who he meets
on campus and none of them live
in his residence hall.
In 1997, the University’s Office
of Public Safety, in conjunction
with the Eugene Police Depart
ment, instituted a “No Tolerance”
position on drugs that states stu
dents found with drugs will be
cited and possibly arrested.
In 1996, there were 21 arrests
for drugs and in 1997 there were
106. Although most of the arrests
occurred off
campus, a
portion of
drug arrests
occurred in
residence
halls.
In the
halls, drugs
can not only
affect the individual involved but
also those living near the individ
ual.
A neighbor of Smith’s said he is
concerned about the heavy foot
traffic from his customers.
“Sometimes I think that the
people he is bringing in here are a
little sketchy," said a resident
who preferred to remain anony
mous. “This is like my house and
I worry sometimes who is being
brought into my home.”
He said he will not report the
crime until something happens.
“If you have somebody bring
ing people into the dorms, there is
no guarantee that those people are
not going around and also check
ing doors,” said David Bayless,
resident director of the Walton
complex.
Bayless said that if a student ig
nores the fact that drugs are ille
gal, it is still a negative experience
because they affect the people
around the student.
He said this is one reason the
University residence halls main
tain a 24-hour lock down. A per
son without keys cannot enter a
residence hall unless a resident
lets him or her in.
Bayless suggested that if stu
dents are having a problem with
someone bringing nonresidents
into the residence hall, they
should talk to the resident about
the problem. He said that if they
have a problem confronting the
individual, they should speak
with a residence staff member.
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